100 years since the death of Eino Leino – Tuusula commemorates the poet with the Rantatien Runoruhtinas performance
The poems of Eino Leino (1878–1926) have touched almost every Finn in some way. The 100th anniversary of the master poetu0026#x27;s death will be on 10 January 2026. Leino passed away on 10 January 1926 at his friendsu0026#x27; house, Nuppulinna, in what is now the Tuusula area.
Eino Leino was a prolific poet and critic, world traveller and easy-going journalist. In Tuusula, his best friends were found in Onnela, Syväranta, Halosenniemi and the Hyrylä barracks. The poet was a kind of uncle to the Hyrylä regiment. There he was always in good company and well looked after. Leino was a frequent guest at Pekka and Maija Halonen’s home, where discussions about culture and art brought the two different artists together.
Heikki Lund takes viewers into the spiritual landscape of Eino Leino
On the centenary of Eino Leino’s death, actor Heikki Lund will perform Eino Leino – Rantatien Runoruhtinas (Eino Leino – Prince of Poetry) in Tuusula. Heikki Lund is an actor who has been a long-standing influence at the Keski-Uudenmaan Teatteri theatre. Lund has been studying Leino’s work for years and has become known as an interpreter of Eino Leino’s stories.
– I am interested in what kind of person this precocious, even genius man was. Many of his poems are often linked to a story, which is particularly interesting, says Heikki Lund.
The Rantatien Runoruhtinas (Prince of Poetry) performance at the Monio Cultural Centre is a journey into the soul of poet Eino Leino and the secrets of Finnish cultural history. The performance reveals the influence of significant artists from the golden age of art in the early 20th century on the fate of our country during the turmoil of the struggle for independence.
In my performances, I share the stories behind the poems I know. Overall, Leino’s best poems are shining gems in Finnish literature, Lund continues.
The monologue performance at the Monio Cultural Centre also includes songs based on poems by Eino Leino.
Heikki Lund: Eino Leino – Prince of Poetry on Saturday, 10 January at 7 p.m., Monio Cultural Centre, Pataljoonantie 6, Tuusula. Tickets €15 + booking fees (from €1.50 + 0.65% of the order price www.lippu.fi)
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